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Significant accounting policies - Leases (Details) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017 ARS ($)
Significant accounting policies |
Finance lease liabilities | $ 13
Total payable at leases' maturity | 13
Computer equipment and systems |
Significant accounting policies |
Net carrying value, Finance lease recognized as assets | 13
Computer equipment and systems | Gross carrying value |
Significant accounting policies |
Net carrying value, Finance lease recognized as assets | $ 77
Lease term | 3 years
Depreciation period (in years) | 3 years
Computer equipment and systems | Accumulated depreciation and amortization |
Significant accounting policies |
Net carrying value, Finance lease recognized as assets | $ (64)

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- Definition The amount of payments over the finance lease term that the lessee is or can be required to make, excluding contingent rent, costs for services and taxes to be paid by, and reimbursed to, the lessor, together with any amounts guaranteed by the lessee or by a party related to the lessee. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Note Expiry date 2019-01-01 -Name IAS -Number 17 -IssueDate 2017-01-01 -Paragraph 31 -Subparagraph b -URI http://eifrs.ifrs.org/eifrs/XBRL?type=IAS&num=17&date=2017-03-02&anchor=para_31_b&doctype=Standard&book=B -URIDate 2017-03-09 + Details
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